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5 Ways Your Words Impact What You Manifest

Firstly, I’d like to welcome all of my subscribers, who have officially been transferred from my previous blog to my new one. Sadly, all of the accumulated Likes over the years cannot be transferred (talk about the strong “letting go” energies of the Grand Cross), so feel free to re-Like any articles you have enjoyed […]

A new season, a new look at Alcantara Acupuncture & Healing Arts!

Welcome To The Official Launching Of The New Website!

Earlier this week, on Wednesday evening, I launched the brand spanking, revamped Alcantara Acupuncture & Healing Arts website! I thought it fitting that it was the day after the blood red Total Lunar Eclipse, when the transformational energies are in action. After a few years at my previous website, I’ve finally upgraded it to one […]

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When Healers Get Fibroids: Part III: 8 Ways To Heal Body, Mind, And Spirit After Laparoscopic Myomectomy

Thank you for the wonderful feedback on my two previous blog posts, “When Healers Get Fibroids: Part II: My Recovery After Laparoscopic Myomectomy”, which documented my experience immediately after laparoscopic myomectomy, and, “When Healers Get Fibroids (Or: Honoring How We Birth Our Ideas Into The World)”, which talked about my discovery of fibroids, and on my […]

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How Acupuncture Helps You Love Your Locks

Many folks may be familiar with the fantabulous benefits of acupuncture to relieve musculoskeletal pain, digestive issues, promote fertility, and for stress management. But, did you know that acupuncture and Chinese Medicine can assist you in keeping your hair on your head, as well as promoting hair growth? In Chinese Medicine, the Kidneys manifest in […]

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Owning Our Feminine Voice: Turning Our Weakness Into Our Greatest Strength

“I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We’ve been taught that silence would save us, but it won’t.” – Audre Lorde Yesterday, I received an email from a dear patient […]

"My Life Might Be a Cliche" by Kim Schuster, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.

How Overwork Can Tax Your Kidneys

First off, Happy Chinese New Year! I am heading off to New York City’s Chinatown soon, to partake in some delicious cuisine to bring in the New Year. What a treat it’s been to have so many chances at renewal with all of these New Year celebrations! Today’s blog post topic comes to us from […]

"Healing faery and male elephant seal, smiling, stars, eggs, energy, love, wings, blubber, painting, Middle Path Cafe, Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, Alaska, USA" by Wonderlane, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.

The Art Of Therapeutic Touch: How We Have Lost Human Connection, And Why It’s So Important Now

Yesterday, I took a class (which was three of six in a monthly seminar series) on how to use essential oils for therapeutic use in my private practice. (In case you’re asking, yes, I’m already starting to incorporate all that I’ve learned into my Acupuncture and Reiki treatments!) This involved a practicum where we used […]

Top 10 Ways Acupuncture And Reiki Can Benefit Your Wholistic Health In 2014

I hope your holidays thus far has been heart-warming and full of much-needed rejuvenation! For those of you have been feeling challenged and triggered by the holidays, I send you love that the heartbreak will soon pass (it always does), and that you will discover glimmers of strength, hope, and support during this time. As […]

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5 Ways To Ground Yourself From Holiday Stress

The holidays brings up so much for us. I’ve noticed that all of the things we’ve gone through this year, from loved ones choosing to leave this earthly plane, to earthly disasters such as Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda, to massive inner upheavals surfacing to be addressed, has left many of us feeling vulnerable during a time when […]

My New Reiki and Acupuncture Videos On YouTube!

How was your Thanksgiving holiday, if you celebrate it? As for me, I had a wonderfully nourishing time with my parents, and I was even able to perform Reiki on my father, who has a long recovery ahead of him post-brain surgery last year. It was a special honor to be able to give him […]

December 1, 2013 Acupuncture, Healing, Reiki | 6 Comments